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Unlocking Arabica’s Secrets: The Future of Australian Coffee Farming

The long-awaited genome sequencing of Arabica coffee could be the solution to producing a high-quality Australian-grown coffee, according to a University of Queensland researcher. Professor Robert Henry from Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation was part of a large international team which mapped the genome of Arabica, thought to be the first species of coffee cultivated. Professor Robert Henry   “Ten years
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July 2024 Newsletter

I recently had the opportunity to work with five Centre Postdoctoral Researchers to create a series of video profiles that help to highlight their research journey and achievements. These profiles offer a glimpse into the innovative work and diverse backgrounds of these ‘budding’ researchers, whilst highlighting their contributions to both the Centre and plant science more broadly. The researchers featured are: Dr Maddie James – Maddie is
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June 2024 Newsletter

Last week was a really special Research Retreat week for us. We opened the week with the Plant Success Symposium where we heard from invited speakers including Charlie Messina, Greg Rebetzke, Jacqui Batley and Brendan Choat, as well as Centre Chief Investigators and Postdoctoral Researchers on some of our many research achievements. The Symposium was open to anyone to attend online or in person. We are
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Boosting grain size in sorghum by increasing the grain filling duration

PhD candidate Daniel Otwani. Image: Megan Pope A University of Queensland project is closing in on ways to increase the grain size in sorghum hybrids to boost yield and profits for farmers. PhD candidate Daniel Otwani from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success is analysing the diversity available within the sorghum
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May 2024 Newsletter

The Centre’s Outreach portfolio has undertaken some excellent work over the last few years and we also have some exciting projects underway! We would like to say a massive thank you to all our Outreach contributors who are doing a fantastic job connecting with the community and beyond. Below you can read a bit more about some of the highlights. National Science Week The National Science Quiz (NSQ) is a live
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April 2024 Newsletter

The ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture is pleased to share our 2023 Annual Report with you. The report provides an overview of our research, capacity building, outreach and engagement achievements in 2023. As those who have been subscribed to this newsletter for a while would know, 2023 was another jam-packed year for the Centre which saw us host, support and attend many events, welcome new members and
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2023 ANNUAL REPORT

The ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture is pleased to share with you our 2023 Annual Report. Find out more about our Centre, research, community, and performance. Read more
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Plant Success announces collaboration with Computomics to accelerate plant breeding with machine learning methods

Pictured above (L-R) Sebastian J Schultheiss, Mark Cooper, Rupashree Dass, Owen Powell, István Dékány Computomics and the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture administered by The University of Queensland will collaborate on the investigation of machine learning methods to enhance complex trait predictions and accelerate genetic gain for plant breeding. Under this
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Case Study: GxExM Symposium II

Following the success of the 2022 Symposium in Brisbane, the Centre partnered with the University of Florida (UF) Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and UF Horticultural Sciences Department to host the two-day hybrid Genotype x Environment x Management (GxExM) Symposium II in Gainesville, Florida and online. Through his work with the Centre, Chief Investigator Mark Cooper led the creation
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Case Study: Simulated Datasets for Phenotypic (G2P) Prediction Research

Phenotypic prediction based on genotypic make-up is a key challenge in plant improvement. It relies on access to large data sets on breeding populations and advanced genome-to-phenome (G2P) prediction methods. One of the challenges of public sector research on plant breeding is in the scale of investment and experimentation possible. Universities do not have the funding capacity to do testing
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